Button



F. R. WHITE.

BUTTON.

APPLICATION FILED APR.2I, 1921.

Patented May 30, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET lm/ilv'roq Franklin E. Wilde.

ATTORNEY-5 APPLICATION R. WHITE;

BUTTON.

FILED APR.2I,1921.

Patented May 30, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- INVENTOI? III-127171371 1115. miie.

omrleo STATES, PATENT oFFrcE.

FRANKLIN 12.. WHITE, or WATERBURY, oonnnorroo'r, AssIeNoR T0 'rIrE PATENT? BUTTON coMranY, or WATERBURY, oonnnc rrcu'r, A CORPORATION or 001m nno'ricur;

BUTTON.

To aZZ: whom it may concern:

Be it. known that I, FRANKLIN R. WI-UTE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of lVaterbury, in the county of New Haven andI-State of Connecticut,'have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to buttons and particularly to that type thereof comprising a head and fastener, the latter being adapted to pierce the cloth or other material and securely attach the head of thebutton there to,-the entire operation being carried out by the use of an automatic button attaching machine. In this type of button it is customary to provide an anvil which is adapted to take up the thrust and stresses incident to the heading of the prong of the fastener within the body portion of the buttonand considerable trouble and complaint have heretofore been experienced due to the rattling of the anvil within the body of the but ton after the button has been secured to a limits as to size, so as to accomplish the' afore-mentioned ends, and the button may therefore be produced under ordinary commercial conditions such as necessarily exist where quantity'production is desired.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in View, which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the novel button described and in the combination and button to cloth or other material;

- Figure'fZ is a similar Viewv of. the button after the attachment of the button;

-'Figure 3 is a. view in top plan and partially 'in section'of my: improved button";

FigIureL isa view in longitudinal vertical section of 'asl-ightly modifiedl form; I

Figure 5 isa view invertica'l longitudinal section of a somewhat further modification of my invention, the button being formed with a square anvil;

Figure 6- is; a top; planview of amodified button= having portions of the: cap removed Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 30, 19,272,.v App'lication filed April 21, 192;! Sofia-1 Noa-46'3jl8 7 soasto-disclose:the square anvil;

Figure s a view 1n vertical longitudina section of a button. having a square anvil,

the latter being. provided with: a thickened center F igure; 8 is tack headed directly against. the anvil;

Figure 10 is. a similar view showing the button: attached; v

Figure 11. is a view in longitudinal vertic-a1 section of a button having, a reinforced base anda shell? anchor; and a Figure 12is a, view in vertical longitudi nal section of my improved buttonlhaving, a

. r a detail viewin. perspective of. the latter-mentioned form of anvil."

Figure 9 is a modified? form of button wherein the usuali anchor is omitted and, the

perforatedi base withvthe edges rolled over so asto engage the shell-like anchor.

Referrln to the several views, wherein similar re erence numerals designate corresponding parts throughout, my improved button as disclosed in Figures land-2 is" formedwiththe head A and the fastener B, the latter being adapted to pierce the cloth or other material C and securely anchor" the head of the button:thereto.-. The head ofthebutton is formed with the-body por- 3 tion 1 0,. hub 11 and base 12, the latter ,be

ing imperforate in the buttons shown in Figures L to- 5 andi perforated in the. buttons shown in Figures; 7 to 12, as my inventioni is applicableto buttons with either perforate? or imperforateba'ses. The hub 11 is slightly tapering: and" receivesgthe a central" opening 14 in its base in alignment with the central indentation or recess 15 formed in the imperforate base, so that the prong 16 of the; fastener after being anchor 'niember'litth'erein, the same having type, and particularly wherethe head of the button is of considerable diameter, have heretofore been objectionable due to the rattling of the anvil 18 within the head of the button. In order to eliminate this and to hold the anchor rigidly in place, I have provided the body portion 10 of the button with the upstanding ring or ledge 19 which is adapted to receive the anvil 18' thereon and in connection with the cap 17 hold the anvil in place. .The dimensions or size of the ring orledge 19 may beeasily held to the required limits even though the button displacement in any direction.

be manufactured under quantity production conditions, this being particularly true due to the close proximity of the top of the ledge 19 andthe upper rim of the body portion 10, which are the two arts which determine or control the distance between the lower surface of the cap 17 and the upper surface of the ledge 19. While the ledge has been described and illustrated as being annular or continuous in outline, it will be readily appreciated that it may partake of the nature .of local indentations; that is to say, the ledge need not be continuous in order to hold the anvil against rattling.

A further. feature of my invention resides in the utilization of the compressing strains incident to the heading of the fastener prong in the button to causev the body portion to take a permanent set, particularly at the portion designated at 20 in Figure 2, and this slight permanent set or distortion results in the anvil being more firmly held.

between the ledge 19 and the cap 17 of the button andthus positively preventing any rattling of the anvil.

The somewhat modified form of button illustrated in Figure 4 is similar to the foregoing, with the exception that the anvil 21 is of restricted diameter and instead of extending across the upstanding annular ledge 22 is confined between the walls thereof and thus held against rattling or This type of button may also be manufactured in large quantities and with little difficulty in bold ing the parts to the desired dimensional limits, so that each and every button after being secured in place will not only possess allthe advantages ofthis type of button as heretofore experienced but in addition will be free from the very objectionable feature Ofrattling, which impresses one with the idea that the button is not properly secured inplace or that the button is inother ways defective. 1

The somewhat further modification illusplace.

In some instances 1 have found that the blanking of theanvil may leave 'a bur and in order to prevent the same from marr ing the top of the button, I have provided a modified form of anvil as illustrated in Figure 8, polygonal in outline, the present type being shown as square and provided with a thickened center 26, the thickened center 26 holding the protruding and thinner edges 27 away from the top or cap of the button, as clearly illustrated in Figure 7. This anvil is also used in conjunction with a button having an annular ledge 28 or in fact may be used with a button wherein the ledge is omitted, as the projecting corners ofthe polygonal anvil successfully hold the button against rattling.

In order to illustrate that the above-mentioned features may be incorporated in various styles of buttons as heretofore formed, 1- have'included in the drawings Figures 9, 10, 11 and 12, wherein the buttons are provided in Figures 9 and 10 with a perforated base 29, in connection with which operates a tack 30. The remaining portions-of the button are formed as previously outlined,

the anvil 31 resting upon and being held against rattling by the upstanding ledge 32. In this particular button the tack 30 is headed so as to rest directly upon and contact with the base 29, thus rendering unnece sary the use of an anchor." In Figure 11the perforated base 33 is reinforced as at 34 and is provided with the cup-shape anchor 35, the latter bearing against the anvil 36. The button disclosed in Figure 12 has the shell anchor 38 held in place by rolling or protruding the edges of the base, as at 37. It will thus be seen that my improved button formation may be used in connection with various types of buttons and in each instance will provide for the successful heading of the tack and the prevention of the rattling of the anvil after the button has been fastened in place.

iVith the various parts constructed as above outlined, the anvil is not only held against rattlingbut is also heldin contact with the top of the anchor 13 sothat'the forces brought to bear upon the various parts of the button during the attachment of the fastener and the heading of'the prong will be properly taken up and transmitted by the various parts, thus preventing the undue distortion or destruction of the button, although invention, I claim and take up the strains incident to the heading,

of a fastener within said button.

2. A button comprising a body portion having an upstanding ledge, a cap for said. body portion, an anvil within said body portion held in place against rattling by said upstanding ledge and cap, a body portion provided with a hub adapted to receive a fastener therein, the said anvil providing for the heading of said fastener. v

3. A button of the class described comprising a body portion having an upstanding v ledge, a cap for said body portion, an anvil within said body portion and held in place against rattling by said ledge and cap, said body portion 1ncluding' a hub, an anchor -member located within said hub and bearing against said anvil and adapted to receive and head a fastener therein.

4:. A button comprising a body portion, an upstanding member adjacent the upper rim of the body portion, a cap for said body portion, and an anvil within said body portion and firmly held in place between said cap and said upstanding member, said anvil adapted to receive the strains incident to the heading of a fastener within said button.

5. A button comprising a body portion having an upstanding annular ledge, a cap for said body portion, and a polygonal anvil located within said body portion and held against shifting by said annular ledge and said cap.

6. A button comprising a body portion, a

hub and a cap, a polygonal anvil located within said body portion and provided with a thickened center and adapted to hold the projecting corners of said anvil out ofcon-b tact with said cap, said polygonal anvil held against shifting and rattling. A

7. A button of the class described compris- I ing a body portion, a cap and a hub, said body portion provided with an upstanding annular ledge, a polygonal anvil provided with a thickened center held in position by the projecting corners and by said upstanding ledge.

scribed polygonal in outline and provided with a thickened center adapted to maintain the edges of the anvil'out of contact with a button cap.

8. An anvil for buttons of the class de-.

9. An anvil for buttons provided with a I thickened center, the said thickened center adapted to contact with portions of-thebutton and be held against movement and to maintain the edges of the anvil out of con: tact with the buttoncapj i 10. A button comprising abody portion, a hub,and a cap,an anvil located within'said center, said thickenedcenter contacting with I body portion and provided with a thickened i the body portion and'capand held against A movement thereby, said thickened center holding the edges of the anvil out of contact with the cap.

11. A button comprising a body portion, a hub and a cap, said body portion provided with an upstanding ledge, an anvilwith a thickened center, said thickenedcenter held in position between the said ledge and the cap, and with the edges of the anvilheld out Y of contact with the cap.

Signed'at Waterbury, in the county at j New Haven and State of Connecticut,- this ninth day of April, A. D. 1921.

I Witnesses:

' E. M. MORTON, C. G. BOREL.

FRANKLIN R. WHITE. 

